Where does “Vorendsilbe” come from?
Vorendsilbe (German) comes from German Endsilbe, from German Silbe, from Middle High German silbe, from Old High German sillaba, from Latin syllaba, from Ancient Greek συλλαβή, from Ancient Greek συλλαμβάνω, from Ancient Greek σῠν- — beside, with.
Vorendsilbe (German): paenultima, penult
Definitions
- paenultima, penult
Ancestry of “Vorendsilbe”, step by step
Vorendsilbe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Endsilbe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Endsilbe | ultima |
| 2 | German | Silbe | syllable |
| 3 | Middle High German | silbe | — |
| 4 | Old High German | sillaba | — |
| 5 | Latin | syllaba | syllable; poems, verses |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | συλλαβή | conception, pregnancy; that which holds together,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | συλλαμβάνω | I collect, gather; I rally; I take hold of,... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | σῠν- | together; with, together |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | σύν | beside, with |
| 10 | Proto-Hellenic | *ksún | beside, with |
via German vor
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | vor | before, prior to, ahead of; ahead of, in front... |
| 2 | Middle High German | vore | — |
| 3 | Old High German | fora | before, against, in the presence of |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | forē | before, in front of |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | furai | before, in front of; before, in front |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |